Since Nov. 1, vehicles have been stolen from Washington Square, Sunset Transit Center and a Beaverton Fred Meyer, said Officer Mike Rowe, Beaverton police spokesman. On Thursday, Beaverton detectives took Steven Wayne Brooks, 26, of Gresham, into custody and lodged him in the Washington County Jail. He faces accusations of possession of a stolen vehicle and unauthorized use and entry of a motor vehicle.

Police, Rowe said, are also conducting an identity theft investigation into Brooks.

About 1:20 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a stolen gray Honda Accord from the Sunset Transit Center in Beaverton, said Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman. Washington County sheriff's deputies found the vehicle headed east on the highway.

The deputies conducted a felony traffic stop on the vehicle near the Vista Ridge Tunnel, Rowe said. The driver, and sole occupant, was taken into custody. Deputies identified him as Brooks.